The 19-year-old first picked up a baseball bat when he was 12 years old after moving away from touch football and school rugby.

With limited baseball leagues in the Hunter region, Jordan travelled to East Belmont Saints Baseball Club in Geelong, Victoria to pursue his itch to play ball.

Jordan was soon selected to represent Country NSW in Nationals in Melbourne, where he was scouted out to play College Baseball in the states through AUCBP.

"The opportunity came about when I played at nationals in 2020," said the young sportsman.

"I was scouted, got in contact with a guy who knows the coach at Trinidad State, then pretty much just spoke back and forth to find out what suited me at the school."

The former Singleton High School student will not only be playing for the Trinidad State Junior Trojans whilst in the states, but has started his degree in Applied Science of Heavy Machinery at the college.

"I thought my baseball days were over after leaving school and to play college baseball was out of reach.

"But, through distant learning from my local coach in NSW and a lot of determination and hard work, we got there."

Jordan settled into his new college earlier this month and has already started his day to day study and training routine ahead of the baseball season.

"To be given the opportunity to study what I love and fulfil my dream of playing College ball is incredible and it hasn't really hit me yet."

Jordan admits that although leaving Singleton, his hometown, along with his friends and family, he would be silly to pass up the incredible once in a lifetime offer.

"Leaving everyone was hard, but it had to be done to follow what I was wanting to do.

"So far in the few days I have been here it has been good, the local guys over here are good blokes with international students and

helping us with whatever they can to make us feel home."

Currently, Jordan and his new team are training six days a week ahead of their first game in early September in the division one school in region nine of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

"I feel very privileged to be able to train every day without have to be in lockdown like everyone else back home.

"I am really excited for the first game, I am sure the atmosphere of the game will be overwhelming."